Nevada County picayune., 1887-09-08

fire. And it was not until the fol- lowing morning that l heard ot the robbery of the safe. E..g
 1 was placed into critical posi- tion; but had a duty to perform. went to Mir. Damon, and told him what 1 had seen; and also gave him liberty to call upon me for my testimony in public when he should need it. Until l should be called upon was to hold my silence.
 While the officers were hunting hither and thither Mir. Damon kept a strict watch upon the movements of Mir. Butterworth, and at length detected him in the act of deposit inga large sum of money in bank in Buffalo. His action immediatc- ly followed, and Butterworth was arrested.
 This Is the way matters stood when l was summoned to appear before the grand jury at Wilton. burg. l went there in company with Mir. Damon. and secured lodgings at the Sabine House. It was small inn, we'll and comfort ably kept, and frequented by pat rons of moderate means. There were two public houses of more fashionable pretensions in the place.
 It was on the afterno on of MOn- day. the 14th day ofFebruary, th at took quarters at the Sabine House, and after tea l requested the landlord to build d fire in my room, which he did; and he also furnished me with a good lamp. l, was eight o'clock, and sat at the table engaged in reading, when some one rapped upon my door. said, "come in," and a young man, named Laban Shaw, entered bringing his carpet bag in his hand. This Shaw l had known very well as clerk of Gabriel Butterworth, but 1 had never been intimate with him from the fact that 1 had never liked him. He must have seen the look of displeasure upon my face, for he quietly said:
 Pardon me, Mir. Watson. don't mean to intrude. have come down to be present at the exami- nation tomorrow summoned by Butterworth's man, of cOurse-and 1 got here too late to get d room with stOye in it; and, worse still must take a room with another bed in it, and with a stranger for company. And SD, may l just warm n,y fingers audt by your fire, and leave my carpet bag 'm- Q der your beds''
 He laughed when he spoke of the carpet bag; but yet he did not know what sort of faculty his stranger room mate might have for getting up and walking off m the night
 Of course 1 granted him his re- quest, and he put lis carpet bag under my bed; and then sat down by my stove, and we chatted so- cially enough for half an hour, or more, without once alluding to the business which had brought the pair of us to Wiltonburg. His con- versation was pleasant, and real ly came to like the fellow, and l thought of myself that had been prejudiced against him without cause. At length he arose and bade me goodnight, and went away, and shortly afterward l re- tired.
 1 had been in bed but little while when another rap upon my door disturbed me, and to my de. mand of what was wanted re- ceiyed answer from Laban Shaw. He bade me not to light lamp. He had only come for his night. gown. He could get 1t in the dark. arose and unlocked my door, and his apologies were ma nv and earnest. He always slept. in winter, in flannel night gown, and he had thoughtlessly left 1t in his carpet bag. He was sorry very sorry. He had thought to D tr, to sleep without it rather than disturb me; but his room was cold and ---
 cut him short, and told him there was no need of further apol' ogy: and while he fumbled over his bag. l went to the stove to make double assurance that .he fro was all rioht. 1 offered tO